TABLE 2.
General job satisfaction and comparison by age and professional experience.
| Factors | General (M ± SD) | Age (M ± SD) | Age comparison | Professional experience (M ± SD) | Professional experience comparison | |||
| Group 1 18–29 years | Group 2 30–44 years | Group 3 45–65 years | ANOVA (F-test) | <10 years | ≥10 years | T-test | ||
| 1. The physical work conditions | 5.3 ± 1.2 | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 5.4 ± 1.2 | 5.7 ± 1.1 | 0.09 | 5.2 ± 1.3 | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 0.01* |
| 2. The freedom to choose your own method of working | 5.6 ± 1.4 | 5.4 ± 1.5 | 5.7 ± 1.4 | 6.2 ± 0.7 | 0.01*2,3 | 5.4 ± 1.5 | 5.8 ± 1.3 | 0.03* |
| 3. Your fellow workers | 5.6 ± 1.2 | 5.6 ± 1.2 | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 5.8 ± 0.8 | 0.62 | 5.6 ± 1.2 | 5.7 ± 1.1 | 0.33 |
| 4. The recognition you get for a good work | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 4.8 ± 1.5 | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 5.7 ± 1.1 | 0.01*2,3 | 4.8 ± 1.5 | 5.1 ± 1.5 | 0.03* |
| 5. Your immediate boss | 4.9 ± 1.6 | 4.8 ± 1.6 | 5.0 ± 1.6 | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 0.04*2,3 | 4.8 ± 1.6 | 5.1 ± 1.5 | 0.04* |
| 6. The amount of responsibility you are given | 5.2 ± 1.3 | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 5.2 ± 1.4 | 6.0 ± 1.2 | 0.01*2,3 | 5.2 ± 1.3 | 5.4 ± 1.4 | 0.02* |
| 7. Your rate of pay | 4.1 ± 1.5 | 3.9 ± 1.5 | 4.4 ± 1.5 | 4.4 ± 1.7 | 0.01*1 | 3.9 ± 1.5 | 4.5 ± 1.4 | 0.01* |
| 8. The opportunity to use your abilities | 5.3 ± 1.3 | 5.2 ± 1.4 | 5.3 ± 1.3 | 5.9 ± 1.1 | 0.02*2 | 5.1 ± 1.4 | 5.6 ± 1.2 | 0.01* |
| 9. The relations between management and workers in your organization | 5.0 ± 1.5 | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 5.1 ± 1.4 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 0.17 | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 5.3 ± 1.3 | 0.01* |
| 10. Your chance of promotion | 4.2 ± 1.6 | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 0.01*1 | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 0.01* |
| 11. The way your organization is managed | 4.6 ± 1.5 | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 5.4 ± 1.2 | 0.03*2 | 4.4 ± 1.5 | 5.0 ± 1.4 | 0.01* |
| 12. The attention paid to suggestions you make | 4.7 ± 1.4 | 4.6 ± 1.5 | 4.9 ± 1.4 | 5.0 ± 1.4 | 0.08 | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 0.01* |
| 13. Your hours of work | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 4.3 ± 1.5 | 4.6 ± 1.6 | 5.2 ± 1.3 | 0.01*2 | 4.4 ± 1.5 | 4.6 ± 1.5 | 0.11 |
| 14. The amount of variety in your job | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 5.0 ± 1.2 | 5.2 ± 1.3 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 0.25 | 5.0 ± 1.3 | 5.3 ± 1.2 | 0.01* |
| 15. Your job security | 4.3 ± 1.8 | 4.1 ± 1.7 | 4.5 ± 1.8 | 4.8 ± 1.4 | 0.06 | 4.0 ± 1.7 | 4.7 ± 1.7 | 0.01* |
| 16. Now, taking everything into consideration, how do you feel about your job as a whole? | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 4.9 ± 1.3 | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 0.03*2 | 4.9 ± 1.3 | 5.4 ± 1.3 | 0.00* |
| Mean | 4.88 | 4.77 | 5.00 | 5.41 | 4.76 | 5.18 | ||
1, extremely dissatisfied; 2, very dissatisfied; 3, moderately dissatisfied; 4, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied; 5, moderately satisfied; 6, very satisfied; 7, extremely satisfied.
∗p ≤ 0.05. 1Differences between groups 1 and 2.
2Differences between groups 1 and 3.
3Differences between groups 2 and 3.